Octopus Imaging Facility Operations and Studies of DNA Damage and the mTOR Signalling Pathway Industrial Placement

UK Research and Innovation

Sep 16, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Placement Program
Research & Development
Science
£21.6K
Oxford

Requirements

Essential:
Currently enrolled on an undergraduate degree course
Are required or have requested to take an industrial placement year
Able to commence employment in summer 2024
Have the right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the placement
3 A’Levels (or equivalent)- scientific, minimum 2 years higher education (pre-degree)
Laboratory experience
Working with biochemical and/or chemical spectroscopy and /or instrumentation
Ability to perform literature search to assess related work related to activities within the group
Good level of written communication
Good communication skills
Desirable:
Laboratory experience working with biochemical and/or chemical spectroscopy and /or instrumentation
Ability to discuss work related to activities within the group
An interest in computing, optics or electronics

Responsibilities

Working with the two confocal microscope systems (multiphoton and multicolour) to provide a common user interface, allowing the easy exchange of samples between microscopes
Developing a time resolved anisotropy imaging technique
Combining confocal and single molecule techniques to allow the collection of complementary information on intracellular location, molecular interactions and conformation
Assisting with developing entangled photon imaging

UK Research and Innovation

Government

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

2018

Founded Year

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